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This year has brought some pretty darn decent deals on potent new PCs and powerful parts. We hope you aren't planning to hook up that new thousand-dollar graphics card to your terrible ten-year-old 1080p monitor, though. There's nothing wrong with an FHD screen, but display technology has come a long way even since... Read more...
Even after several delays, the launch of one of Xbox’s big Fall titles, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, was less than ideal, and as a result, review scores were a mixed bag due to the various issues encountered by reviewers. However, the game’s developer, GSC Game World, has released a new patch that tackles a... Read more...
You've wisely powered through Thanksgiving leftovers and fought off the urge to spend too much on Black Friday so that you can make the most of Cyber Monday deals, right?. Well, more power to you for making it to this point and if you've on a lookout for deals on Google's latest Pixel Watch 3, do we have some good... Read more...
Turn up the savings this Cyber Monday on great deals from Bose and SoundBoks. Give the gift of incredible sound, while saving up to 30% on soundbars and portable speakers. Bose TV Speaker - Soundbar The holidays are a perfect time to gather family and friends together for movie nights, and Bose has a great deal... Read more...
We're not sure why it took so long to implement, but Google Maps users can now see Waze's (arguably superior) crowd-sourced incident report markers on their navigation routes. Don't worry, this doesn't mean a death knell for the Google-owned Waze service, but no doubt, having such rich incident report data on Google... Read more...
Don't fret if you missed out on the barrage of Black Friday discounts, because the market at large has shifted gears into Cyber Monday deals. It's really more of a season of deals these days. Not that we're complaining, as there are some great bargains out there. That's especially true if you're looking to finally... Read more...
As we near the end of 2024, small morsels of information are starting to hit the rumor mill for the next generation of gaming GPUs. AMD has had RDNA 3 GPUs since December of 2022, and it appears that soon we may have its first stack of RDNA 4 products with big improvements to ray tracing performance.  Potentially... Read more...
Somewhat predictably, the latest reports show that more people than ever did their Black Friday shopping from the comfort of their mobile devices or computers this year. Moreover, shoppers spent more than $10.8 billion online on Friday itself, breaking all previous records by quite a big margin. In contrast, people... Read more...
Researchers from the Curtain node of the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have tracked down a possible explanation for the rare astrophysical event known as long-period radio transients. Associate Professor Natasha Hurley-Walker, and Csanad Horvath, an undergraduate student at the time... Read more...
Nearly four years ago, Pat Gelsinger returned to Intel, a company he first began working for at the age of 18, to replace Bob Swan as the company's chief executive officer (CEO). Now he's departing Intel for the last time (presumably), with Intel today announcing that Gelsinger has retired from the Santa Clara chip... Read more...
You didn't really think Intel was finished with its foray into discrete GPUs, did you? Confirming otherwise, Intel basically just confirmed that it's planning to launch its next-gen Arc Battlemage lineup this Tuesday, December 3 (tomorrow) at 6:00am Pacific / 9:00am Eastern. We'll have to wait until then to see... Read more...
Now is the time to stock up on storage, with deals up to 53% off from Samsung, Crucial, and others. No matter if one needs internal, or external storage, there is a Cyber Monday deal to be had. Samsung 990 EVO SSD Cyber Monday deals are already here, and the Samsung 990 EVO SSD leads the way. The drive offers... Read more...
Now is a great time to grab the Apple lover on your holiday shopping list a MacBook or iPad as Black Friday deals continue through the weekend, and a few Cyber Monday deals make an early debut. 2024 MacBook Air 13-inch (M3) The 13-inch MacBook Air is a favorite among many college students and business travelers... Read more...
Hey, if Black Friday can start early, why not Cyber Monday? If you (or maybe your kids) are dying for a gaming laptop, right now is a decent time to pick one up, as new-generation hardware inches toward the market and sellers are desperate to move last-generation machines. We have some pretty great deals here, and... Read more...
Who doesn’t associate the roaring, and crackling sound of rocket engines with Christmas these days? For those who may, or may not, NASA wants to kick off the Christmas season with a warm and cozy 8 hour 4K fireplace video. The space agency does point out that technically the fireplace packs the heat of the SLS... Read more...
You know the drill! It's Black Friday and we're bringing you the best deals from Best Buy. The nation's only remaining nationwide big-box tech store is marking down items to move inventory for all the new stuff that's assuredly already arriving for the Holiday season, and you can reap the benefits. ASUS ROG Ally Z1E... Read more...
No Man's Sky made some big promises before its release on PC and PS4 in 2016, showing off trailers of incredible alien creatures and unfathomable landscapes. But when gamers landed on their first planets, they found there really wasn't much to do. The game's reviews tanked, but Hello Games didn't give up. Now, eight... Read more...
MSI's maiden Claw handheld was competent, but likely less compelling to cautious consumers when confronted by AMD-powered competitors boasting beefier performance and better battery life. That largely mirrors the reality of comparing Intel's Meteor Lake against AMD's Phoenix in gaming laptops. What about Lunar Lake... Read more...
The age of the omnipresent headphone jack is long gone, and even adapters are rarely included with new devices. So, what's a music fan to do? Buy Bluetooth earbuds, it would seem. With holiday sales cranking up on Amazon today, it's as good a time as any to upgrade your audio, especially if you're an Apple... Read more...
Black Friday deals are coming in hot and heavy, and Amazon has more than a few deals to choose from. FInd great discounts on iPads, wireless headphones, and a Samsung tablet while the deals are smoking HOT. Apple iPad (10th Gen) The Apple iPad (10th Gen) 10.9-inch tablet makes a great gift for the Apple lover on... Read more...
While some retailers and companies got a jump start on the Black Friday festivities, by and large, Nintendo held strong until the actual day-of-savings was upon us, which it now is. And with it comes a host of discounts for Nintendo Switch owners, including somewhat rare markdowns on popular games that, years after... Read more...
Tis the season for giving, and there is no better gift for the techie in one’s life than more ports, right? If you agree, then check out these Black Friday deals on docking stations from brands like Plugable, Sabrent, and OWC that we've rounded up. Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Dock The Plugable Quad Display Dock for... Read more...
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